PSEUDO-AUTONOMOUS ISSUE
LYDIA, Hierocaesarea
AE17. 3.45g, 16.6mm
MINTED: LYDIA, Hierocaesarea. 1st century AD
REF: SNG von Aulock 2955; SNG Cop 178
OBVERSE: Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder.
REVERSE: IEPOKAICAPEΩN, forepart of stag right.
 
Grade/Notes:
Almost Very Fine. Warm dark brown and tan surfaces.
An attractive small bronze.
 
Historical Notes:
Hierocaesarea was a town close to the city of Thyateira in Lydia.  Judging from its coinage, Artemis was the patron deity of the town.